that day Penelope and Odysseus gave final instructions to the servants on how they should take care of the home faithful dog Argos during their absence. Then they headed toward the waiting ship and sailed over the sea. They joined the other Greek ships bound for Troy, where they arrived after a long and arduous journey.
A Trojan Ulysses joined the other Greek warriors and fought bravely until the war was won. Penelope then finally broke free from the fear of death in battle and was happy, he felt a deep feeling of joy and embraced him as if it was the first time.
Then began the return trip, which was a real odyssey, because of contrary winds and some of the hostility.
Ulysses often found himself in trouble, but Penelope stood still beside him, comforted him and helped him get off the hook in the most desperate situations.
Throughout the journey they had both done nothing but think back with nostalgia to Ithaca, to their cozy home, to peace and tranquility of their daily lives.
They had a great desire to see her son Telemachus, who loved so much and who had been entrusted to grandparents all the time of travel.
Yes, the adventures they had lived had been very exciting, but now the their age, the biggest desire was to be able to return, to spend whole days to breathe again at one another, to experience the feeling of being able to stop time together is completely abandoned in endless hugs, still and silent .
But when they arrived they saw that the suitors in Ithaca had taken possession of their home acting like owners.
Ulysses and Penelope went on a rampage, Telemachus, who recovered had become a skilled warrior and together with a few trusted servants, drove the suitors from his home.
In the following days, Penelope began to weave the cloth that had left ten years before Ulysses and spent much of his time with Telemachus to repair the damage caused by suitors.
And almost every night on the beach before the fire, Odysseus and Penelope told the adventures on their journey to Telemachus, who listened astonished and delighted that he thought his parents were just a really great couple and that they loved so much.
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